“Buy another car”: the Xiaomi Yu7 is too popular so its CEO tells you to go and see elsewhere

In truth, this success was expected when we know that from the launch of pre -orders, Many drivers have thrown themselves into this new electric SUV. The Chinese company recorded 240,000 orders in just 18 hours, the equivalent of total sales of the Tesla Model Y in China during the first half of 2025.

Up to 59 weeks to receive the Xiaomi Yu7

It must be said that the yu7 has a solid technical sheet which had been teased to us during the various leaks before its release. We are still talking about a starting price of ¥ 253,500, or around € 30,000, below the Tesla Model y with propulsion available at ¥ 263,500, or around € 31,300.

And that’s not all since the YU7 is better equipped technologically than its American rival whose ranges are aging and struggle to renew itself.

According to the Chinese standard CLTC, more generous than the European Standard WLTP, the autonomy is 835 km against 593 km for the Tesla Model Y. Recharge is also one of the other solid arguments of the YU7 with its 800 V architecture which allows 8 -minute recharge.

For its American competitor, it is 18 minutes with an architecture of 400 V. Autonomy is one of the brakes on the adoption of electric mobility and Xiaomi understood it well by offering an ultra-fast solution to overcome this problem.

In the passenger compartment, Xiaomi has also been generous and is based on its expertise in terms of new technologies in the field of connected devices. There is a central screen of 16.1 inch and a 56-inch panoramic head-up display and the integration of more than 1,000 Xiaomi connected devices.

In short, the yu7 has solid arguments and everyone threw themselves to the point of creating a traffic jam. Waiting times are located Between 56 and 59 weeks According to official Xiaomi Auto application. It is therefore necessary to wait more than a year between the order and then the delivery of the electric SUV.

Xiaomi leader advises competition

Faced with this blockage, Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomihas a radical solution: “Buy another car.” The leader of the Chinese firm does not hesitate to quote his competitors like the Xpeng G7, the Li Auto i8 and even the Tesla Model Y. In short, Xiaomi seems more powerful than ever on the automotive market.

From now on, it will be necessary to wait for the arrival of its electric models worldwide, including Europe which resists the Chinese sling. Recall that the YU7 is not the only electric vehicle in Xiaomi. It is even its second since the SU7, an ultra-powerful electric sedan, is also a huge success.